Several flyers propagating a racist message circulated
along Jefferson Road this weekend. The flyers, which were identified
as the work of the white supremacist group, the National Alliance,
defiled African Americans in accusations of deli- berately
spreading HIV and AIDS.

"Don't Have Sex With Blacks,
Avoid Aids," read some of the text on the flyers. The
flyers picture three black men saying that they lied about their HIV
status and "had sex with dozens of white women."

The
National Alliance, whose Denver chapter appeared on the bottom
of the flyers, has been responsible for propagating hate propaganda
in the past. The same group had sent anti-Semitic propaganda
throughout Princeton Township last June.

The flyers also
printed the telephone number of the New Jersey chapter in Hewitt.

Borough Police are currently investigating the incident
as a littering offense, because the text and message are protected
by the First Amendment, Borough Police Capt. Anthony Federico
said. He went on to say that the incident has not gained the
complaint that would elevate it to a bias crime.

The National
Alliance entered area politics in July when Hopewell Borough Councilman
Marc Moran admitted that he was a member of the group. Mr. Moran's
association with the National Alliance was made public after it
was discovered that he had posted lengthy essays on white supremacy
on the organization's website. He described himself as racially
aware, but "not a racist."

At the time, many
elected representatives in the area called for Mr. Moran's resignation,
citing that his personal beliefs were not in concert with the beliefs
of his constituency. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, whose 15th District includes
Hopewell Borough, issued a direct indictment of Mr. Moran's beliefs.

"The
appointment of Marc Moran is an insult to the close-knit families
of Hopewell Borough and the surrounding communities,"
said Mr. Gusciora. "His admittedly bigoted views toward
immigrants, mixed-race couples, Jews, and gays have no place
in the public-policy arena," he said.

Mr. Moran subsequently
left Hopewell government and quit the National Alliance. Borough
Mayor Marvin Reed voiced his concern over the incident.

"We
all think it's horrendous," he said. The mayor added that
while the text of the flyers is protected by free speech provisions
of the First Amendment, it is important that the distributor
is identified.

"If people distribute this sort of thing,
other people ought to know who they are," the mayor said.